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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Orinda's $4.8M Community Park revamp narrows to two designs
Orinda is asking residents to choose between a nature-themed and an art deco playground concept as part of a $4.8 million, four-phase renovation of Community Park, with design finalization targeted for December 2026 and construction in fall 2027.
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Contra Costa Health projects $730M deficit over five years
Contra Costa Health projects a $730 million cumulative deficit through fiscal year 2030-31 due to federal and state funding cuts, with up to 93,000 residents potentially losing coverage by 2031 and the county weighing four scenarios for its regional medical center.
Local Government
Lafayette appoints seven members to mobility advisory committee
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Lafayette BART pathway work continues this week
Local Government
Orinda's $4.8M Community Park revamp narrows to two designs
Orinda is asking residents to choose between a nature-themed and an art deco playground concept as part of a $4.8 million, four-phase renovation of Community Park, with design finalization targeted for December 2026 and construction in fall 2027.
Local Government
Contra Costa Health projects $730M deficit over five years
Local Government
Contra Costa sheriff shared 92 inmates' data with ICE
Local Government
Lafayette appoints seven members to mobility advisory committee
Local Government
Lafayette BART pathway work continues this week
Local Government
Orinda's $4.8M Community Park revamp narrows to two designs
Orinda is asking residents to choose between a nature-themed and an art deco playground concept as part of a $4.8 million, four-phase renovation of Community Park, with design finalization targeted for December 2026 and construction in fall 2027.
Local Government
Contra Costa Health projects $730M deficit over five years
Local Government
Contra Costa sheriff shared 92 inmates' data with ICE
Local Government
Lafayette appoints seven members to mobility advisory committee
Local Government
Lafayette BART pathway work continues this week
Local Government
Orinda gives no answers on stalled speed cushions
Orinda's Traffic Safety Advisory Committee confirmed Monday, Aug. 17, that all four speed cushion requests — the oldest from 2019 — remain on hold with no update, while the city's $30,000 traffic calming budget sits unspent 47 days into the fiscal year.
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Tilden Prep seeks Lafayette campus on retail corridor
Lafayette's Planning Commission will vote Monday on a land-use permit that would allow Tilden Preparatory School to open a campus at 3435 Mt. Diablo Blvd., pulling a storefront from the city's retail-zoned corridor; the same meeting previews free pre-approved ADU designs developed jointly for all three Lamorinda cities.
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Orinda's speed cushion requests stall as $30K sits unused
Orinda's Traffic Safety Advisory Committee meets Monday evening with four speed cushion requests on hold, a $30,000 traffic calming budget untouched since the fiscal year began July 1, and the city's first bicycle and trails plan update since 2011 on the agenda.
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State Senate designates Diablo Range a conservation priority
The California State Senate voted 33-0 on Aug. 13 to designate the Diablo Range a state conservation priority under the 30x30 initiative, with Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan authoring the resolution that puts the mountain range anchored by Mount Diablo on the state's official protection list.
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Lamorinda residents get final say on wildfire fuel projects
The Diablo Firesafe Council holds its sixth and final Regional Priority Plan stakeholder meeting Thursday, Aug. 20, at 11 a.m. via Zoom, giving Lamorinda residents one last chance to weigh in on which fuel-reduction and evacuation projects get prioritized across the region.
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Lafayette, Orinda riders face new BART departure times
BART's permanent schedule change, effective Monday, Aug. 10, spaces Yellow and Red Line trains 10 minutes apart instead of the old 5-then-15-minute pattern, shifting departure times at Lafayette and Orinda stations by several minutes. Late-night single-tracking work Aug. 20–22 will add 20-to-25-minute delays on the Yellow Line.
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Lafayette extends council filing deadline to Aug. 12
Lafayette's City Council nomination period has been extended to Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 4 p.m. after an incumbent did not file by the original Friday, Aug. 7, deadline, opening the door for new candidates under California Elections Code §10225.
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Lafayette Reservoir's landmark tower shrinks by 40 feet
EBMUD is removing 40 feet from the top of the nearly century-old Lafayette Reservoir Tower in a $14 million seismic safety project expected to finish by October, permanently altering the landmark after years of community opposition.
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Moraga spent $4.9M on roads, nearly double tax collected
Moraga's Measure K oversight committee will review a draft audit Monday showing the town spent $4.9 million on its pavement program in FY 2024-25, nearly double what the one-cent sales tax collected, by drawing down reserves for the 2023-24 Street Rehabilitation Project.
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Orinda commission to review goats, grant, wildfire survey
Orinda's Measure R wildfire tax oversight commission meets Aug. 12 with a full agenda including a $25,400 goat grazing project, a $750,000 CAL FIRE grant application, resident focus group results and a proposal to form a new software subcommittee.
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City may settle 'The Dips' lawsuit, but fight isn't over
The Lafayette City Council will vote Monday, Aug. 10, on whether to settle a six-year lawsuit over "The Dips," a pathway at 3654 Happy Valley Road that residents have used for decades as a shortcut to schools and downtown, though the public can still assert its own easement rights in the ongoing case.
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Orinda wildfire study finds residents want help, don't know how
Orinda's wildfire tax commission will hear focus group findings showing residents want to prepare but face information, cost and collective-action barriers, as the city pursues a $750,000 CAL FIRE grant and sends 200 goats to clear brush at Oaks Park starting Aug. 16.
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